We Speak U.S. Immigration

All types, situations, people, all over the world

David Strashnoy

David Strashnoy is a Senior Attorney with Stone Grzegorek Gonzalez LLP and a former Consular Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Based on that experience, he has been able to successfully resolve difficult consular processing matters across all visa categories for SGG clients and also has substantial expertise in preparing E-2 and E-1 visa applications on behalf of entrepreneurs seeking to start businesses in the United States. He is a member of SGG’s Investor and Entrepreneur practice group, where he manages the source of funds component of all of the firm’s I-526 petition filings for individual EB-5 investors seeking permanent residence. He also assists regional centers seeking initial or amended designations, as well as approval of exemplar petitions. David has also represented clients in a wide variety of other visa categories, including L-1A, L-1B, H1-B, TN, B1/B2, O-1, and EB-1, among others.

David spent nearly 10 years serving with the U.S. Department of State in Latin America, Europe, Russia, and Washington, D.C. As a former Consular Officer, he has broad immigration expertise developed through years of experience managing overseas consular operations and adjudicating all classes of visas. While serving in Mexico, he was the lead adjudicator on E-2, E-1, and TN visas, and regularly conducted outreach to multinational companies and medium-sized enterprises to consult on visa processing best practices. Prior to his involvement in immigration law, David was a civil litigator at multiple law firms in Northern California where he represented clients in products liability, toxic torts, and contract matters.

David is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA), serves on various professional committees, and has spoken at numerous conferences. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. David was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He speaks Russian and Spanish.